Cryptic diversity and limited connectivity in octopuses: Recommendations for fisheries management.

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Annelore Hilde M Van Nieuwenhove, Hajaniaina Andrianavalonarivo Ratsimbazafy, Marc Kochzius
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Indian; Tristan; Amsterdam Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214748; https://doaj.org/article/d9cd49e3a70840f1b307a17d1ba3b898

The market demand for octopus grows each year, but landings are decreasing, and prices are rising. The present study investigated (1) diversity of Octopodidae in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) and (2) connectivity and genetic structure of Octopus cyanea and O. vulgaris populations in order to obtain...